Hello, I am trying to create a graphic that will be cuttable from Illustrator 10. My problem is that when I convert my text to outlines, I have overlapping text. I need to "weld" these characters together so that the cutter will not cut the overlapping lines. Any suggestions? Thanks, Bobby
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Overlapping Text
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Do you want to omit the overlapping areas, or just join the the two?
To omit, create the outlines, and with the Pathfinder palette open, select both text outlines, and choose Exclude then Expand.
To join, again select both, and hit Merge on the Pathfinder. Either way you'll end up with closed pathes, good for cutting.
To omit, create the outlines, and with the Pathfinder palette open, select both text outlines, and choose Exclude then Expand.
To join, again select both, and hit Merge on the Pathfinder. Either way you'll end up with closed pathes, good for cutting.
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